Improvement in driers



UNITED' STATES ERNEST DREVET, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.'

IMPRQVEMENT IN DRIERS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 116,279, dated June 27, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST DREvET, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hose- Rack, Drier, and Ventilator 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eX-l act description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a detail front view of my improved device, parts being broken away to show the construction. Fig. 2 is a detail cross-section vof the same taken through theline x, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a simple, convenient, and effective means for drying hose quickly and thoroughly throughout their entire length, thus having the hosealways in order, and not weakened or rotted in spots from being imperfectly dried; and it consists in the construction and combination of the various parts ofthe device, as hereinafter more fully described.

A are shelves, slats, or racks to support the hose in line while being dried. At each end of the shelves, slats, or racks A are partitions B, having holes formed in them to receive the ends of the lengths of hose, which holes should be of such a size as to t air-tight upon the ends of the lengths of hose. The partitions B should be made in two parts, the line of division running through the holes that receive the ends of the hose, and the outer or forward part should be detachable for convenience in putting in and taking out the hose. The rack A B may be arranged so that the lengths of hose may be horizontal, as shown in the drawing, or inclined or vertical, as maybe desired or convenient. G is a closet formed at one end of the rack A B, which should be made air-tight, and should be provided with an air-tight door, D. In the bottom or lower part of the closet C is formed an opening,

c1, with-which may be connected a pipe leading to a hot-air drum or other heater to introduce hot air into the closet O, from which it can only escape by passing through the lengths of hose. The passage cl should be provided with a cap,

c2, or damper to enable the blast of hot air to be shut oii"when desired. The door should also' have an openin g in its lower part, closed with an airtight slide 'or damper, to allow cold air to be introduced and forced through the hose. At the other `end of the rack A B is formed another airtight closet, E, which should be provided with an air-tight door, F, and with an opening, el, in

its upper part leading into the chimney-flue, or-

, should be provided with a detachable and adjustable partition, G, to enable the blast to be forced through any desired number of said lengths of hose.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A hose-rack, A B, having at its ends air-tight closets C E provided with one or more 'openings for the ingress and egress of air, substantially as herein shown and described, and ,for the purpose set forth.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 16th day of May, 1871.

. ERNEST BREVET.-

' JAM-Es T. GRAHAM,

T. B. MosHEE. 

